13,000+ Tickets Sold from ISU for Liberty Bowl

**ISUCY23** · 12-13-2012, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by wartknight

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Im serious, but now i feel like Im an idiot for asking haha

**wartknight** · 12-13-2012, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by ISUCY23

Im serious, but now i feel like Im an idiot for asking haha

I See you have a join date of 2008. I think it was about 2007 when that was the question constantly being asked by people when they had the season ticket counter on cyclones.com for Chiziks first year. Still gets referred to quite a bit

**dmclone** · 12-13-2012, 10:53 AM

How many did ISU send to the Insight bowl? It seemed like a TON.

**aauummm** · 12-13-2012, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by ISUCY23

Im serious, but now i feel like Im an idiot for asking haha

I wouldn't worry about it-you're not an idiot and we've all asked questions that we wish we could take back. The main idea is that Cyclones fans are coming through once again with huge tickets sales for the Liberty Bowl.

**Go2Guy** · 12-13-2012, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by dmclone

How many did ISU send to the Insight bowl? It seemed like a TON.

I was there, but don't know - I'd have to say this might be a close second.

**alarson** · 12-13-2012, 10:56 AM

For comparison purposes, last year it looks like cincinatti sold 10k of its 12k allotment, and it looks like vanderbilt sold about 12k. They were both closer than ISU (with vanderbilt just 3 hours away). I'm sure more were bought directly through the bowl, but the same is probably true of ours. Attendance was 57103

The year before, UCF sold 3723 and Georgia sold 3244. Attendance was 51,231

**MRN4ISU** · 12-13-2012, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by dmclone

How many did ISU send to the Insight bowl? It seemed like a TON.

I thought so too. I remember being there. great crowd. BUT I hear it wasn't over 9000

**Wesley** · 12-13-2012, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by ISUonthemove

No way Tulsa brings 7-9k. No way. Maybe 3k.

Thought the Tulsa alum suggested they had sold at least 5k tickets. I expect tulsa to send 7-9k fans. It is not that far to drive. It is their superbowl.

**SaraV** · 12-13-2012, 11:03 AM

Darren Rovell just tweeted that the only schools to have sold their allotment of bowl tickets so far are Alabama, Notre Dame, UCLA, Stanford, Kansas State, and Iowa State.

**alarson** · 12-13-2012, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by SaraV

Darren Rovell just tweeted that the only schools to have sold their allotment of bowl tickets so far are Alabama, Notre Dame, UCLA, Stanford, Kansas State, and Iowa State.

So...

National championship game teams
Pac 12 champion playing in their home state
Pac 12 south division champion playing in their home state
Big 12 champion

And 6-6 ISU 9 hours from home.

**capitalcityguy** · 12-13-2012, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by MRN4ISU

I thought so too. I remember being there. great crowd. BUT I hear it wasn't over 9000

No...it was in the 20K's if I'm remembering correctly.

People seem to forget there will be a lot of ISU fans that get tix by other means and will not be included in the 13K total to date.

**aauummm** · 12-13-2012, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by alarson

So...

National championship game teams
Pac 12 champion playing in their home state
Pac 12 south division champion playing in their home state
Big 12 champion

And 6-6 ISU 9 hours from home.

Makes me proud to be a CYCLONE!!

**WastedTalent** · 12-13-2012, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by SaraV

Darren Rovell just tweeted that the only schools to have sold their allotment of bowl tickets so far are Alabama, Notre Dame, UCLA, Stanford, Kansas State, and Iowa State.

Props to K-State. I gotta believe we would do the same if we were in their position. I always believe that ISU and KSU are very similar in terms of school, athletics, and fans. Thought maybe their bowl following would lack considering travel and the fact that this bowl is a bit of a letdown after being so close to the NCG.

**CyFan61** · 12-13-2012, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by SaraV

Darren Rovell just tweeted that the only schools to have sold their allotment of bowl tickets so far are Alabama, Notre Dame, UCLA, Stanford, Kansas State, and Iowa State.

That is truly incredible for ISU to be included. Just like alarson said...

You have the two teams in the national championship game, both with massive fanbases. You have a team that won their division and had their best season in 8 years, playing in a bowl that's two hours away from home. You have a team playing in the Rose Bowl in their home state for the first time in 13 years. You have a team playing in the Fiesta Bowl after winning their conference and having their best season ever.

And then you have 6-6 Iowa State, who finished 9th in their conference and are playing more than nine hours away from home.

One of those things is not like the others... and when it comes time for ISU to be in the conversation for a bigger bowl (like Cotton or Alamo), they won't forget these numbers!

**swarthmoreCY** · 12-13-2012, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by WastedTalent

I always believe that ISU and KSU are very similar in terms of school, athletics, and fans. Thought maybe their bowl following would lack considering travel and the fact that this bowl is a bit of a letdown after being so close to the NCG.

Very similar, if KSU had 7k more students, more fans, and was a member of AAU.